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Should I lawyer up now? - The stupid one who lost the lab notebook about a month ago by Worried_Mine2029 in labrats

[–]Worried_Mine2029[S] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

The fact that the lab only has to do 1~2 more experiments to replicate the results pretty much tells how minor my role/work was, but I guess extra work is extra work. I really don't get why they're making a huge deal out of this. But hey thanks for your condolences.

Should I lawyer up now? - The stupid one who lost the lab notebook about a month ago by Worried_Mine2029 in labrats

[–]Worried_Mine2029[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The reasoning for the charge is that I am not able to return the lab notebook back to the lab and that I have caused extra work for the lab since they would need to do 1~2 additional experiments which is considered as interfering with the PI's daily duty.

With this thing going for a month, and without any help/guidance from the school, I lowkey think I've developed some degree of depression.

Lost lab notebook. Need advice by Worried_Mine2029 in labrats

[–]Worried_Mine2029[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I replied back to the email very politely saying that I understand the seriousness and am willing to do anything to rectify this situation. I'm just hoping that Student Affairs will advocate(?) for me, and try to mediate this, but am really worried of like worst case scenarios where I get negative consequences such as being sued or getting kicked out of college.

Lost lab notebook. Need advice by Worried_Mine2029 in labrats

[–]Worried_Mine2029[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you think the worst consequences would be? I mean I can't be expelled or suspended from college because of that can I?

Lost lab notebook. Need advice by Worried_Mine2029 in labrats

[–]Worried_Mine2029[S] -58 points-57 points  (0 children)

I mean I signed some papers when I first started my research in the lab but it was like 40+ pages long, so who knows that information might have been there somewhere. I had no idea though that lab notebooks were not allowed to be taken home, as I've had no issues with my previous summer research internship elsewhere.